Category: Press
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‘Ludicrous’ or ‘wonderful’? Reaction from day one of Newcastle rat run bridge closures
Chronicle – 13 August 2020 (Daniel Holland) Newcastle City Council closed five bridges in residential neighbourhoods to traffic on Thursday morning, in an experimental move that has sparked fierce debate […]
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New images reveal how five rat run Newcastle bridges could look after vehicles are banned next week
Chronicle – 7 August 2020 (Daniel Holland) Newcastle City Council is set to close five crossings in residential neighbourhoods to vehicles from next Thursday, August 13, in an effort to […]
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Councils urged not to back down amid anger over huge road changes to boost walking and cycling
Evening Chronicle – 17 July 2020 (Daniel Holland) Opposition from motorists and businesses has led campaigners to fear that emergency overhauls of busy streets across the region could be watered […]
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Huge social distancing changes to Newcastle’s iconic Grey Street are still weeks away from starting
Evening Chronicle – 3 May 2020 (Daniel Holland) Plans were unveiled in May for a major reconfiguration of the historic city centre street to give pedestrians and cyclists extra space […]
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Dramatic changes to Grey Street unveiled which will give people more space to walk and cycle
Evening Chronicle – 15 May 2020 (by Daniel Holland) The temporary plans include one-way walking routes, markings on the ground to indicate a safe two metre distance, the removal of […]
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Calls to keep cyclists safe as Newcastle’s most dangerous roads for bikes are revealed
Evening Chronicle – 3 November 2019 A cycling campaigner has called for action as the North East’s most dangerous roads for bikes are revealled. Newcastle’s New Bridge Street roundabout and […]